GENERAL NEWS

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban S. K. Bagbin, has indicated that he prefers to die than to see the legalization of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) activities in Ghana. “For you all to participate in it count me out of Ghana because I will prefer to join my …

The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC) says President Nana Akufo-Addo did not reprimand Henry Quartey, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, at Friday, June 9 ‘Green Ghana’ event in Accra. There have been various interpretations of a viral video that emerged from the event, which appeared to show the President …

Samuel Koku Anyidoho, the founder and president of the Atta Mills Institute, has replied New Patriotic Party presidential hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong, over his claim that he (Anyidoho) was behind his arrest and prosecution in 2012. In a tweet shared on Monday, June 12, 2023, Anyidoho told Ken Agyapong to focus …

Director of Electoral Services for the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, has reiterated the ECs interpretation of CI 127 as contained in the Commission’s document. According to Dr. Quaicoe, a parliamentary candidate does not have to be a registered voter in the constituency in which he/she is contesting, but …

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Ketu South constituency in the Volta Region, Maxwell Lugudor, says the Assembly is working with traditional authorities to provide temporary accommodation for persons affected by the recent floods in the area. The flooding, which resulted from three weeks of continuous downpour, has caused …

Koomson Stephen, a brilliant student who achieved outstanding results in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in 2021, has found himself involved in illegal mining, known as ‘galamsey’, as a means to overcome financial difficulties. Koomson, a former student of Mpohor Senior High School, attained an impressive academic …

  Below are the major news headlines captured on the frontpages of the various news papers in Ghana today, Tuesday, June 13, 2023.       Day Break           Ghanaian Times          Daily Graphic              The National Voice  …

Ghanaian media personality Paul Adom Otchere has alleged that there is mounting pressure on former President John Dramani Mahama to drop his 2020 running mate, Professor Jane Nana Opoku Agyeman, and consider former Auditor General Daniel Yaw Domelevo as his running mate in the upcoming 2024 general elections. He alleged …

The Chief of Mempeasem, Nii Torgbor Obodai Ampaw VI, has apologized to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and Ghanaians after failing to stand for the National Anthem. In a viral video from the 2023 edition of the Green Ghana Day Celebration, which was organized at the University of Ghana, the …

The former Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has filed his nomination forms to contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries this year. He was joined by current and former Members of Parliament as well as some party bigwigs at the NPP Headquarters in Accra on Monday, …